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Catacomb Chess

The city of Chessfield is being menaced by bloodthirsty monsters crawling out of the ancient catacombs. Together King, Queen, bishops, knights, rooks, and pawns embark to end the evil menace deep down below…

14 January 2017

Catacomb Chess is a card & board game developed by woodsmoke, released 14 January 2017 on Android and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Catacomb Chess is

Catacomb Chess is a card & board game game developed by woodsmoke and released in 2017. It is available on Android and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker: Studio.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The city of Chessfield is being menaced by bloodthirsty monsters crawling out of the ancient catacombs. Together King, Queen, bishops, knights, rooks, and pawns embark to end the evil menace deep down below. The lawful chess pieces follow the chess rules, HOWEVER THE CHAOTIC MONSTERS FIGHT WITHOUT HONOR.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Catacomb Chess launched on 14 January 2017, within three weeks of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony and Gravity Rush 2.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Gravity Rush 2.

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When did Catacomb Chess come out?
Catacomb Chess was released on 14 January 2017 for Android and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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